Ormat, the Department of Energy (DOE), GeothermEx and other stakeholders will apply enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) stimulation techniques at Ormat’s Brady facility near Reno, Nevada to develop fracture networks that will enable currently non-commercial wells to communicate with the productive reservoir and enhance generation.
Lucien Bronicki, chairman and chief technology officer of Ormat, said: Ormat anticipates the Brady project will have a significant impact on efforts to develop EGS resources, which are anticipated to produce substantial levels of electricity, particularly in regions where conventional geothermal resource development is not economically viable.
